Fred Kenneth Abel (July 17, 1903 – August 2, 1980) was an American professional football blocking back who played one season with the Milwaukee Badgers of the National Football League (NFL).

As quarterback for the Huskies in the 1924 Rose Bowl, Abel threw a game-tying touchdown that settled the final score at 14–14.

[1] As quarterback for the Huskies in the 1924 Rose Bowl, Abel threw a game-tying touchdown that settled the final score at 14–14.

[2] Abel signed with the Milwaukee Badgers of the National Football League in 1926.

[4][3] On January 6, 1924, in an article printed in the Tacoma Daily Ledger a few days after the Rose Bowl game, Abel denied that he was married to Dorothy Johnston, a 16-year-old high school girl.